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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

who witnessed the storming of the ice
palace at 100000. A feature of the Gel
ebratiOn was the arrival and reception
of the ice king, personated by Gen. R.
w. Johnson, of this city,whO was given
the freedom of the city after speech of
welcome by the mayor. The fire king
on this occasion was d. II. MOnfort,
and he attacked the palace of his icy
rival on the same evening. On that Oc-
casion one of the grandest pyrotechnic
displays ever witnessed was afforded the
spectators, and the st. Paul ice palace
was talked about from one end of the
country to the other. Naturally there
were some defects, which were remedied
when the carnival was repeated year
later, when DR.. j. II. Murphy person
ated the ice king and ID. III. Moon was
the rival pOtentate. Four thousand uni
formed tObOgganers participated in this
celebration, and the streets of the city
were illuminated in the manner that
was so noticeable during Fair
week and the reception in honor of
the president and Mrs. Cleveland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

Sunshine smiling tn rough her tears and
glancing at The squirrel, that had ceased
its chattering and was fitting In and
ont among the leafy shadows.
Yer bet wouldn't,v replied Pete,
picking up his revolver and thrusting
it into his belt. ''HOw'd yer cum ter be
so fur erway frum Their folks? Amt yer
erfraid ter be down hyar alone with
me?''
afraid? No; I'm not afraid of you,
Pete. I've been watching you for a
long time. All the while papa was
talking l was looking at you and won
dering if you were happy"
"Wonderin' eff l wus happy? Why,
Ov course Pm happy, Sunshine. l
dunno why yer shud think wusn't
happy"
You may be happy, Pete, but some
''Pityin' mel You pity me, Sunshine?
Why, / didn't know ennybody pitied
me. L don't believe Pm with pityin'."
Eyes you are, Pete" said the child,
gently stroking the long, straight locks
of the man that fell down over his
shoulders.
Nobody ever cared ennything about
me. gall" said Pete, again buSying him
self with prOdding the ground with his
knife.
"Yes there does, Pete. Papa says
God loves everybody"
"YaSs, I've he'ern tell ON Him, but
somehow He never seemed ter cum my
way"
''He is taking care of you all the time,
Pete"
HE be?'
Yes: every day and every night"
'Durn my skin, I'd ort ter do sump-
thin ter pay him fur tibet, sure"
Don't you know what to dO?"
Il must confess, Sunshine, I'm jig
gered this time. 1 don't know the fust
thing''
Love Him."
II can't love nuthin' whit can't see,
GAL
''YOu can love His people, Pete"
Love His people? can't love emmy
thing whit don't care fur me. Why,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
SLIPPERS ARE CHEsTNUTs.

What shall send to my Charlie, dear,
For Christmas present the present year?
Slippers I've sent him, and sold him at fairs
He must have at least four dozen pairs,
l would send him more, but, truth to tell,
/ am afraid he would ring his chestnut bell.
-Goodall's Sun,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

III al ~ U4-&t ,t.,-4
al the advantages
which St. Paul has
here are yet many
Kings which would
add to the uses, the
omfortS and the
necessities of her
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

1t is proposed in the third carnival,
which will begin the 18th OF next month,
to consolidate all the features that have
marked previous affairs, especially the
reception to the kings and the street
Examinations, winding up with grand
carnival ball. The palace will front on
Robert street this year, instead of Min
nesota, as it did before, and the indica-
tions are that the crowd in attendance
will exceed anything that has ever been
congregated in this part of the country.
Then it must be borne in mind that st.
Paul will not have Montreal for rival
this time, and the people who have wit
messed our previous efforts will not
OILY come again but bring their friends
out with them, and of course this cannot
but rebound to the benefit of st. Paul.
From all over the state comes the assur
ance that snewshOe clubs and kindred
organizations are coming to st. Paul in
full force, and they will naturally at
tract large following. This seasons
palace will be more elaborate In all the
details of its architecture than anything
yet seen of the kind, and the enthusiasm
on the subject is constantly increasing,
and all will have tendency to boom st.
Paul in manner which cannot but be
gratifying to all concerned in its natural
growth and prosperity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

Paul an ice palace celebration similar
to the famous Montreal festivities.
From the outset the project was favOra-
bly, received and the greatest enthusi-
aSm was manifested in all quarters, not
only of st. Paul, but throughout the
state, by which the success Of the car
nival was assured.
Through the courtesy of J. J. Hill a
car was provided for committee to
visit the famous st. George SnOwshoe
Club, of Winnipeg, with view to OBJ
tanning information regarding the for
nation of similar clubs at st. Paul.
Such was the furOre created by the
suggestion of organizing snOWshoe,
toDoggan and curling clubs that when
the night arrived upon which the cor
ner block of the icy edifice was laid, in
stead of one or two clubs and hundred
or so members participating there were
1000 uniformed tObOgganerS in line, and
they proved to be one of the most at
tractive features of the demonstration.
And right here l want to emphasize the
fact that the success of our carnlvalS
since has, in great measure, been due
to these carnival clubs, which comprise
in their membership the leading citizens
of st. Paul.
There was one difficulty that met the
pIOJoCtUIS VI tllt tItCIpl DIT tlO
threshold when they became convinced
that the people were in earnest about
having a carnival, and that was that no
builder in st. Paul had ever been i'm
terested in the construction of an ice
palace. But they soon found way out
of their quandary by sending to Mon
treal for Mr.. Hutchinson, who had de-
signed all the palaces that had been
built at that place. After getting well
under way in the erection of the palace
the weather took drop, as it frequently
does in this latitude, and blocks of ice
began to drop from the building, and for
time it looked as though the ice carni-
val would be failure because of the
melting rays of old Sol. But another
change occurred favorable to freezing
the joints and the palace quickly be-
came thing of beauty, and under the
most flattering auspices. financial and
otherwise, ST. Paul's first carnival was
started on a tidal wave of prosperity.
People poured in from all parts of the
country, the hotels were taxed to their
utmost capacity. and a moderate esti-
mate fixed the number of spectators
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

UW queer
scene it was! 1t
was Sunday i'll
Quartzville, but a
strange visitor to
that rough min
ing town among
the mountains of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

ILL., in plenty may be had
HeP By inserting here an ad.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Both lake and Earm.

At Zrknitz in the Austrian Alps there
is an intermittent lake that is a basin,
which at one season Of the year :, filled
with water, at another is dried up and
cultivated by the farmers of the neigh
borhood. The imperial forester, Will
liam Putick, has Just examined the con-
structlOn of that basin and found. in one
part of it, an immense cave called Kar-
lovca, which, when the surface Of the
water in the basin has reached certain
height, begins sucking up the water I'M
til the basin Is empty. This cave leads
to long series of underground lakes
all connected with one another by a CON
tinuous current. Puticl navigated the
first five of them; Immense fields Of
sand and gravel accumulate and alter
natcly stop the current or are carried off
10y it. The roof Of the caves in which
this system Of waters is located at many
places comes down very low, almost
touching the water, and in such places
the moving gravci-bcds frequently close
the passage and cause the waters to rise
in the highc. cave. Putick, with three
companions, was in one OF the lakes
when the entrance WAS suddenly closed
10y mass of rubbish tumbIiug down
from the roof Fer more than eight
hours they worked as Ea"l Il, they cou i
! i
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
CLIPPINGS FQR,THEaCURIOUS.

The Greeks : called butter 6outuros-
"cow cheese"
Pvthagoras, who lived in kthe fifth
century, B. c. lis said to havcs invented
harmonic strings
EIGHT thousand persons ,oerished at
St. Petersburg by the rising and over
flowing of the Neva in. 1924.
Tho AIba,nbra at GRANADA that won.
drons arcbitcctnral.monumentjofN Moorish
dominion IN Spain, was built: fin 1860.
An Illinois farmer has attached =
ol,,rn r. his WAGON in such a wav that
tLo.move,nont ofithe wagon Tchurns his
,;u\
An,ivv vine has crown through the
v.olI # the houso Of Arthur Wcstcoat of
Atlantic C,tr and ornaments his sitting
room
Roforo +bn> middle Of the seventeenth
cor+,rv +ea was not used ENGLAND. and
r.os on+iroIv Unknown 70 thc Greeks
and ponors
~, , 1.u 1..5- u.,,, ~, ,.a.
1T 'aiSIS' az '''llN' .,1l ...t'1
.Faa 600 ooo -..I. ,.-,,f,l ,I..-
honds tbov couId reach around the
,,Ioho
me ian'Iqu'S VI Il'''S , %",' III ''',I''
MeIo7s 5n'' "'D'1' ~ ''' t''''' l'''
Das'eS' DS O'os u y EioA' D'l''''s''' ~
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Leaning against the wall. enclosed in
"oooen lIaille' III d VI VI rag s'I'e' ~"
orA' S'ore' S''l0S " S''0 u o''n 9A'
lee' ane from l - 10 = I"'ii9' 81" ''Ii'N-
ness II came from l oI d.
lightning Hlted the chimney from a
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Australians Rabbit Plague.

Several of the worst pests of our fields
in the way of Weeds were introduced
here from Europe as ornamental or use
full plants From a similar ignorance or
thoughtlessness, the rabbit was intro
duced into Australia as a pet, OF posi-
bly, as harmless creature of the chase,
and he has already proved himself more
than a match foF dogs and men.
The London Telegraph tells Us that
one tract of scrub or bush, half as
large as Scotland, is already so ovcrrun
with rabbits that'it is abandoned by the
settlers.
The soil of the scrub-a mixture OF
sand and dust-is admirably suited to
the rabbit for burrowing in. The lack
of rain he does not mind in the least, or
if he does mind, it'is to take delight in
the drought. AS compared with the
wet, clayey soil of England, the dust OF
Australia is Il rabbits paradise.
Nature practises curious economy in
allowing the rabbit to thrive In the
first place this animal eats the scanty
hcrbagc upon which the settlers sheep
were pastured. Then the wild dogs,
which were nearly cXterminatcd, find
the fat rabbits excellent food, so that
the dogs in turn multiply and grow
strong. Thus the dogs become en-
boldened, and attack the poorly fed
sheep. The country has therefore to be
abandoned to the rabbits and dogs.
Ferrets and weasels have been i'm
ported into Australia to prey upon tn
rabbits, but, strangely enough, these
natural enemies fraternizc in the colonies.
Thousands of bushels of poisoned oats
have been sOwn where the rabbits
would eat them, but the increase OF the
animals has not been stopped.
The only protection to the fields Of
wheat against the mischievouS visits OF
the rabbits is to fence with wire netting.
Besides fence such as the creature can
not hop over, a strip Of netting has to
be laid flat upon the ground to prevent
him from burrOwing under II
At the same time that tho rabbits are
multiplying so rapidly in Australia, the
price is advancing in all the markets d:
Europe. a market value viii prove
more fatal to the animal than poisoned
oats or weasels or a bounty on his csrs.
Once let it become possible to furnish
the rabbits fresh in the markets Of Lon
don, and what is now the pest of Au~-
tralia will prove a source of revenue to
the settlers. = Youths Compassion.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
MEN WHO WIN.
rive HuadrFd Dollars TnrsS'n Away
His 4 i'm " "a -Ffrrc-=.


A good healthy holy 5 almost sure to be
found associated " IN q good conscience.
= close student Of human nature j. rarely
TllIng 20 pl0re large matters Of trust in the
hands Of another until he mes seer tLe one
whom he is to trust. he h-rAs for the fresh
health and vlECr. the honest. frank cOunte-
nance and manly FORM and in fact all that Is
attractive in men. He doubts the dyspeptic
with saIOw skin. drawn ,ut features, the
evident raak and irritable nature He feels
as Shakespeare makes julius ta.saT say:
d. Let me have men about me that are fat;
sleek headed men, and such g. s.eep on Znts.
ION Ca,7ias hath lean and hungry looA.
ne lulAAs 100 MUGS such me4 aFe dangerous.
He does not doubt the honesty IT the poor
unfortunate, but fears disease of the body
viii affect the mind. bring misfortune upon
the Individual and loss to himself.
1t may be in Justice 10 tn weak, but if the
man has not tire mental strength, or if he j.
wrapped up IN his m seEy. he cannot take in
the situation OF the world. does not see that
ideas are broadening and that isms and
teachings are advan ing. How can an en-
plOyer hope for success from such man.
The GvSUeptIt look. tho vax-li ike complexion
and sal ~ feature. show disease The far
seeing man notes all these signs. and knows
that the great light Of man. the brain, is af-
tectei, ~ will be, at no distant dav.
lie dsCards the poor victim Of disease who
~Jes YEARLY out into the world. Discouraged
at last he takes to his sick bed He seek,
medical aid Lacking the broad ideas of the
successful man Of the world. he tries the
same medical treatment that he has tried
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Care of Work Horses.

Frequently the farm horse suffers
from overlooking, and from being
worked on a full stomach; for farm
horses eat all the time, and look lean
and Wire coatcd-two certain proofs of
chronic indigestion. Horses which have
passed many hours in work, when re
leased from harness are allowed to drink
all the water their exhausted systems
crave for; then, with the material of a
small iceberg in their di~tended inner
organs, they are turned loose to further
injure themselves by grazing in the pas
ture; or, if the farmer is we'll to d.
they 90 to the barn, and there torment
ed by flies, mosquitoes aad other winged
pests, dcvour a carclcssly prepared ra-
ton, after which the remainder of the
night is passed in stamping and
fighting insects. Farm horses
are overfcd, commonly, msuficicntly
groomcd, and never iudiciousIy either
housed or clothed. In summer, farm
work ought tc commence with the ris-
ing of the sun, and cease at noon, when
men and horses should seek the friendly
shelter of the house and stable. The
horses lust from the field ought then to
be stripped Of all harness, have their
eyes and nostriIs washed o'it, the mar k
of the harness also washed off, and
then he we'll rubbnd with ., .,yviS,,''
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Mineral Eertilizers for Granes-

Possibly aside from our changeablc
climate one reason why the grape vine is
often diseased in this country is from
neglect in properly fertilizing it. The
stable manures commonly used have
an excess of carbonaccous matter,
and are besides too strongly heterogeneous
in proportion to their mineral elements.
The grape vine is a liberal feeder, but
this kind of manure makes it run too
much to vine without furnishing the
material for making fruit Some kinds
of grapes always set too heavily, often
three and even four clusters on the
present years shoot. Think how many
berries there are in each of these, and one
to three seeds in every grape. In elab-
Grating the seed the vine requires plenty
of potash and some phosphate. In the
fruit these minerals are also found, the pot
ash being especially necessary in chang
ing the green acid pulp of the unrIpened
grape to the luscious clusters which are
so palatable The early growth of the
grape to the time it attains nearly full
size and forms seeds does not specially
demand mineral fertilizers. But about
midsummer the overloaded vine falters
in carrying its heavy load. The
grapes refuse to color, and it is then
that mildew and rot generally make
their appearance, though the rot is a
self~propagating disease which once in
troduced perpetuates itself from year to
year. European vine growers manure
the vine mainly with ashes, burning the
trimmings and applying them yearly to
the root as part Of their supply, furnish
ing both potash and phosphate. Thinning
overloaded vines is always necessary
with some varieties. In w case dis
eased punches or berries shoIld be cut
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
BOYCOTTED By THE GIRLS.
The Fate Of Young Tipplers in
Parts of the Pennsylvania Coal
REGIONS
IRON the Philadelphia Times.

1 4
The progress Of temperance princi-
pies among the young Irlsh-Americans
OF the coal regions within the last ten
years Is simply without a parallel In the
history Of temperance reform. In fact
the temperance feeling Is now So strong
that no young man can enter the charm
ing circle OF female socie Y unless he IS
an avOwed temperance i an and wears
the Father Matthew badge 1t has now
come TO such n pass that the young
Irish-American ladies will have nothing
to do with the man who drinks. BY
raising this boycott against the drink
the girls have played the part Of true
temperance missionaries, IN that they
succeeded III driving the young men
into the societies. An illustration Of
this was seen in the town Of Beaver
Meadow last spring, when ali the girls
in the place combined and resolved 10
have nothing to do with any young man
until he had first signed the pledge and
ioined the ST AlOysius Society. For
awhile IL was thought the young ladies
were not in earnest and that the boycott
would soon be lifted. But the young
ladies were determined, and when the
Young fellows found this out they sur
rendered. and forthwith there was rush
for admiss on into the local temperance
society. The latter is now in very
fourishing condition. OF those who
ioin these temperance societies about
ten out of forty fall from grace, in
other words they go back to drink.
But the deserter's downfall does not
last long. After his debauoh hesees the
folly of his ways and thinks how happy
he was when he was sober.
But this is not the worst. All his
friends are travelling in an opposite dl-
rection and shun the outcast altogether.
The result is that man who breaks his
pledge becomes Disguised with himself
and returns to the society. After
taking the pledge for a second time he
hardly ever goes back to drink again.
The number who do break the pledge
second time is only one III seventy.
4 member who forfeits his membership
in a society forfeits all his dues paid into
the treasury by him. All the societies
are beneficial, and take good care Of the
sick, widows and orphans. The St.
Aloysius Society, of Wilkesbarre, has
48O names on its rolls and over ST, 200
in its treasury. The Father Matthew
Society and the Father Matthew Cadets
have 200 more members. Every So
ciety has a handsome uniform.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
why Fowls Lose their Feathers.

The feathers Of fowls correspond to
the hair of quadrupcds and are subject
to the same natural conditions. Conse-
ouentIv, when feathers fall out the
causes arc precisely the same as when
hair falls off, viz, a disordercd state Of
the skin and want Of nutrimcnt sutfi-
cicnt to maintain the animal in a per
fectly healthy condition. 1t may have
enough food, and even too much, but
not enough of the right kind to supply
the demands Of the animal in regard to
the growth Of the feathers. Feathers
contain a large quantity Of nitrogen and
some sulphur, and to supply these the
fowls need flesh to contribute nitrogen
and grain or other food containing the
sulphur. Fresh bones broken in small
fragments provide nitrogen, and clover,
cabbage, and turnip leaves, grape and
mustard seed have a large quantity of
sulphur in them, so that if these are
given regularly and corn is not fed to eX-
cess SO as to excite inflammation, the
fowls would not lose their feathers ex-
cept in due natural course when the an
nual moult takes place.---LNcw York
Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Cows and the HOGn

A little six-year-old granddaughter of
a well-knOwn New England clergyman,
in doubling a statement by her uncle
that the moon is made of green cheese,
was advised by the divine to asccrt in
for herself. How can l, grandpa"
''Get your Bible and ses what it says"
"Where shall begin" "Begin at the
beginning" The child sat down 20
read the Bible. Before she had ct
half through the second chapter Of
Genesis and had read about the creation
of the stars and the animals, she came
back to her grand father her eyes all
bright with the excitement Of discovery.
81 have found it grandpa! Ii isntteH",
for God made the moon before He made
any cows" : Troy Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
Farm and Garden Noes.

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'''o ''o'' l,,...,r,,,,ify for clean
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II the p'@S nave h'' 'i'e','S e''' .' 80
OF the oIchai''' laI[n '!lS." y. H. '.,, ,.,
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lent food for tbcn at this season.
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brought you both time anu PIe'S''I'-
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apply small quantity Oh coarse 'li''on'
ms Will enable the pants 70 'rJoJ !"
comfort season Of deserved rest
One reason that dairy butter docs not
bring the highest price Is because too
many farmers keep 1t II their cellars, a
cellar IS no place Tor butter no matter
There will be more or less Odor from
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

To the Flitor- Please inform yout reRd~r@
that I have e positive remedy for the above
named disease by lis timely use thousands q
hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
shall be glad TO send two bottles Ut my remedy
FREE to any OF your readers who have con-
sumption # they Will send me their Express
and =. Q. address. Respectfully,
T. a. sLOCJM Nc. Isl Pearl st. n ].
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
\ process of utilizing fire damp as fuel i
in operation at the Wurm coal mines.

Among the people of to-day. there are few
indeed, who have not heard OF the merits of
Prickly Ash Bark and Berries, household
remedy. Teas and drinks have been made of
them for centuries and in hundreds of famj-
lies have formed t p, sole reliance in rheumatic
and kidney diseases, PrickIy Ash Bittero now
takes the place OF the old system, and is more
beneficial in all troubles Of this nature.